The Green Army: Peasant War in Bolshevik Russia

In 1920, as the Russian Civil War raged between Reds and Whites, a third force emerged from the forests and villages of Ukraine and southern Russia: the Green Army. Led by figures like the anarchist Nestor Makhno and local peasant commanders, these armed bands fought against both Bolsheviks and White generals, defending their villages from grain requisitions and forced conscription. This episode explores the Greens' guerrilla tactics, their shifting alliances, and the brutal reprisals they faced from all sides. We delve into the Battle of Peregonovka, where Makhno's forces crushed Denikin's White Army, and the eventual suppression of the Green movement by Trotsky's Red Army. Through the lens of the Greens, we see how ordinary peasants tried to carve out a third way in a war that offered them little choice. Featuring insights into Makhno's anarchist experiment at Huliaipole and the tragic fate of the Green fighters who were hunted down after the war.

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